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Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................................................1
Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................8

Before You Begin 13

Parts of the Camera ............................................................................................................14
UsingtheDialandLever ..................................................................................................16
Picture Display .....................................................................................................................18
Getting Ready ......................................................................................................................23

First Steps 31

Basic Shooting .....................................................................................................................32
Taking Photographs with Auto Settings ...........................................................32
Self-Timer .....................................................................................................................34
Checking the Camera Level and Tilt ...................................................................35
Playing Back Images ..........................................................................................................37
UsingtheMenu ...................................................................................................................38

Advanced Operations 39

1 Various Shooting Functions 40
Shooting with a set aperture value and shutter speed ........................................40
UsingAperturePreview ..........................................................................................44
UsingtheNDFilter ...................................................................................................44
Exposure settings ...............................................................................................................45
Usingexposurecompensation ............................................................................45
Setting the ISO speed ..............................................................................................46
Dynamic range correction .....................................................................................48
Selecting a metering method ..............................................................................49
Setting a still image format .............................................................................................50
Setting the focus .................................................................................................................51
Selecting a focusing method ................................................................................51
Shooting close-ups (Macro Mode) .....................................................................53
UsingtheAFbutton .................................................................................................54
Setting Focus Assist and AE/AF Target ..............................................................56
Shooting with a single press of the shutter release button
(Full Press Snap) ....................................................................................................58